Airfix Model World Issue 03
Issue
- Magazine:
- Airfix Model World
- Number:
- Issue 03 | February 2011
- Language:
- English
Table of contents
Editorial | Page 3Welcome to Issue 03
Build Report | Page 10Review Build – U-Boot Biber
by Chris CliffordChris Clifford takes a trip beneath the waves with Italeri’s 1/35 U-Boot Biber, and tackles a challenging, disruptive pattern colour scheme
Reference | Page 16In Focus – Dassualt Mirage IV
by Malcolm V. Lowe Malcolm V. Lowe takes a detailed look at the operational career of this delta- winged giant within the French Air Force
Build Report | Page 22Advanced Build – Hawker Hurricane
by Len ThomsonContinuing our coverage on this unsung RAF warrior, Len Thomson gets down to some very fine detailed corrections on two 1/72 examples
Build Report | Page 30Figure – Russian Field Commander
by Steve PalffySteve Palffy explains that with the right techniques plastic figures can rival their resin counterparts
Build Report | Page 34Advanced Build – English Electric Lightning
by Hans Pennink Pro Modeller’s Hans Pennink builds the Airfix 1/48 Lightning in a rather unusual and ultimately short-lived desert camouflage
Build Report | Page 40Advanced Build – SA.330 Puma HC1
by Derrick GriffithsDerrick Griffiths builds one of the RAF’s ‘special variants’ of Puma helicopters used for covert reconnaissance
Build Report | Page 48Battle and Build – Slaying the Dragon MiG
by Warren E. Thompson, Glenn SandsWarren E. Thompson tells the story of how one F-86F Sabre acquired its stunning nose-art following a dogfight with a North Korean MiG-15. Editor Glenn Sands makes a start on building Airfix’s 1/72 example of this famous Sabre
Build Report | Page 60Review Build – A Tripped Out Taxi
by Ian Hartup Ian Hartup joins America’s West Coast Hot Rod scene with his latest build. Certainly not the kind of taxi you’d take to the local airport
Tips & Tricks | Page 66Skills School — Advanced Painting
by Robin CarpenterRobin Carpenter continues his series on brush painting, this time sharing his techniques for painting engines and undercarriage
Build Report | Page 70Military Build – Pak 44
by Steve PalffySteve Palffy limbers up to build Great Wall Hobby’s new anti-tank gun which decimated Allied Armour
WWII German Rheinmetall
12.8cm K44 L/55 High Velocity Anti-Tank Gun Great Wall Hobby (GWH) 1:35
L3523 (GWH-03523) 2010 New tool Build Report | Page 76Diorama – French Village House Part III
by Nick TebbsNick Tebbs concludes his series on making dioramas by adding those vital final touches to set the scene on MiniArt’s French Village Cottage
MiniArt 1:35